Paste distributor



Jan. 2, 1934. v. A. HAMILTON PASTE DISTRIBUTOR Filed April 20, 1933 Va. n AIH am i l-i: o n INVENTOR' ATTORNEYS is used. The end of the wire below the Patented Jan. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to devices for supporting and distributing tooth paste, and the like.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device which may be easily and cheaply made of wire or similar material.

It is a further object to provide a device of this character which will efliciently support a tube of paste or the like and to be capable of operation to effectively remove all of the paste from the tube during the operation thereof.

It is a further object to provide a device of this character which may be readily attached to a support such as the wall of a room or the like and which may also have an attachment thereon for tooth brushes.

The invention resides particularly in the effective and economical manner in which the device is constructed from a single length of wire.

In the drawing herewith Fig. 1 is a side view in section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my device shown as attached to a support.

In the drawing herewith I have shown my device as attached to a support 1 which may be the wall of a room or a piece of wainscotting therein or any other desired support. 'Upon this support I have attached by means of screws 2 the inner arms 3 of my supporting device.

The particular structure of my device is the principal feature of invention thereof and it is to be noted that the two arms 3, which are formed into a loop 4 so as to allow attachment to the support by means of screws, are formed towards the ends of the length of the wire which loop 4 is curved forwardly to form a hook 5 at each end upon which a tooth brush 6 may be supported.

Above the loop 3 which forms the eyelet to receive the .screw. the arms are extended foro wardly and at a slightly upward inclination to provide arms 7, the forward ends of which are curved and formed into a bearing 8, one at each side oi the device, to receive the shaft 9 which will be later described. It will be noted that the bearing 8 is made by a complete loop of the wire and the end of the-wire is then extended upwardly above the bearing as shown at 10. At a point spaced somewhat above the bearing the wire is coiled to form a spring 11 and then the end of the wire is extended downwardly to a point spaced directly in front of the shaft 9 and a cross arm 12 on the wire is extended parallel with the shaft and adapted to bear against the forward side thereof.

It will be understood from the drawing that the supporting device is made identical at each side and that the U-shaped arm 12 which bears against the tube connects with the two side members 10 on the opposite sides through the spring 100118 11.

The shaft 9 is of small diameter and is slotted between its ends as shown at 12 in Fig. 1 to provide an opening through which the end of the tube of paste 13 may be inserted. One end of the shaft which extends through the supporting loop 8 is formed with a handle 14 by means of which the shaft may be rotated. It will be understood that when the shaft is inserted through the bearing loops 8 into the position shown in Fig. 2, the end of the paste tube may be inserted through the slot or opening 12 therein and when the shaft is rotated by means of the handle 14 the tube will be drawn up between the shaft 9 and the arm 12 on the support, the-arm 12 being held resiliently toward the shaft by the spring members 11 and the paste tube will be compressed between the arm 12 and the shaft so that'the paste in the tube will be forced out the lower end thereof.

It will be seen that my device is simple in construction and easily and effectively operated. The tooth brush may be supported directly from the lower end of the device and such supports are formed directly upon the free ends of the strip of wire which is employed. The advantages of this construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described including a wire frame made up of a single length of wire, the ends of which are spaced apart and bent into loops forming attaching eyelets, the ends being extended forwardly from said eyelet, said wire between its ends being extended forwardly and upwardly and coiled to form spaced bearings, a spring member extending upwardly from said bearings and recurved to provide an arm adjacent said bearings, and a shaft in said bearings parallel with said arm adapted to be rotated to force the work against said arm.

2. A tooth paste dispenser formed of a single length of wire, the intermediate portion of which is bent into a U-shaped arm, the upper ends of said arm being coiled and recurved to the lower end of said arm, bearings formed by looping said wire adjacent said arm, the ends of said wire below said bearings being extended back and looped to provide eyelets for attachment to a support, a shaft in said bearings lying close to said am, said shaft being slotted to receive the end of a tooth paste tube, and means on said shaft whereby it may be rotated to wind said tube on said shaft against said arm.

VAN ALVIN HAMILTON. 

